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Vesperian presents “The Back Of Beyond”, the third album from Portland based DRY WEDDING, available now worldwide on all digital platforms and in physical formats. Across seven tracks, the album brings together the post punk tension, gothic country textures, noise rock weight, black metal and doom that have shaped the band’s sound, balancing restraint and atmosphere with raw physicality.
LISTEN TO and ORDER “The Back Of Beyond” HERE!“Now that ‘The Back Of Beyond’ is finally being released, we feel a great sense of excitement for the next stage of the band. This album represents an evolution in our songwriting and the clearest articulation of our blended influences to date. Songs like ‘Shifting Wilderness’ have cleared a creative path that will continue to lead us toward our heavier impulses.”
Davey Ferchow, DRY WEDDING
The album closes with “Shifting Wilderness”, a track that pushes further into the band’s heavier impulses while retaining the tension, atmosphere and sense of restraint that run throughout the record. The song brings “The Back Of Beyond” to a forceful conclusion while pointing towards the creative territory DRY WEDDING may continue to explore beyond this album.
Previously, ahead of the album’s release, DRY WEDDING shared “Moths”, the second single from the record, alongside a video directed by Olivia Bayer. The track and video remain available here:
Watch “Moths” HERE!
Listen to “Moths” on all platforms!
Following the release of “Arrowhead”, which introduced listeners to the band’s most intense and expansive material to date, “Moths” deepens the sonic palette. The track leans into restraint and atmosphere while maintaining the raw physicality that defines the band’s sound. Layers of post punk tension, gothic country textures and the weight of noise rock and doom converge into something both deliberate and volatile.
“As we began writing our third album, we wanted to push certain sonic elements further than ever. ‘Moths’ was an exercise in patience and restraint, and it quickly became a band favorite. Our new music video blends raw performance footage with Lynchian visuals to reflect the song’s lyrical themes, the tenebrous parts of ourselves that we hope to conceal and the all consuming impact of bringing them to light.”
Davey Ferchow, DRY WEDDING
Directed by Olivia Bayer, the video reinforces this duality, combining direct, unfiltered performance with a more abstract visual language. The result is a piece that mirrors the internal tension at the core of the track, where control and collapse coexist.
Recorded and mixed by Adam Pike at Toadhouse Recording and mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering in Portland, Oregon, “The Back Of Beyond” further expands the sonic territory explored across the band’s previous work. The album artwork was created by Adam Burke of Nightjar Illustration, with layout and design by John Haughm.
The tracklist is as follows:
1. Arrowhead
2. The Serpent Box
3. Sure As A Gun
4. Blood-Red Vengeance
5. One Last Strand
6. Moths
7. Shifting Wilderness
“The Back Of Beyond” is available now through label, band and retail channels in the following formats:
- Jewelcase CD
• Tape
• Digital
• LP with inlay and OBI strip
• Black vinyl
• Sea blue vinyl limited to 250 copies
With “The Back Of Beyond”, DRY WEDDING continue to refine a sound that resists easy categorization, moving fluidly between genres while maintaining a distinct identity rooted in intensity, texture and emotional weight.
DRY WEDDING are a Portland based band operating at the intersection of post punk, gothic country, noise rock, black metal and doom. With their third album now released, the band continue to evolve a sound that balances restraint and intensity, combining raw physical performance with a strong atmospheric and narrative dimension. Across their work, DRY WEDDING have developed an identity that feels both deliberate and unpredictable, equally focused on sonic detail and visceral impact.
Line up:
Davey Ferchow, vocals and guitar
Jarrod Green, guitar and synth
Chadwick Ferguson, bass
Tom Fuller, drums
• Tape
• LP with inlay and OBI strip
• Black vinyl
• Sea blue vinyl limited to 250 copies
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